The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) began a new world class initiative to promote and further women’s chess.
It is co-sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE, WOM, Webster University, and the Susan Polgar Foundation.
As part of this “Chess for Girls” project, there will be two events this summer. The first one just started at Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland, which ends on June 29, followed by a second one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 1-8.
The schedule for the Geneva “Chess for Girls Europe” event:
June 22 Arrival Day
June 23 – 26 Training sessions
June 27-28 Rapid competition
June 28 Closing Ceremony 5pm
June 29 Departure
Housing and meals are complimentary for all invited participants at Webster University’s campus in Geneva. Meals will be provided starting with dinner on the 22nd and end with lunch on the 29th.
Ten of the top young talents from Europe and Asia were invited for each of the two events. For the event in Geneva, only top girls from Europe are invited, based on the April 2014 Top Girls’ rating list, with the restriction that only one player per federation is invited (other than the host federation).
The idea is to raise the playing level of the elite young female talent. First, a four-day training session will take place with former World Champion Susan Polgar (and her team), followed by a 2-day round-robin competition in Rapid Chess G/15 10.
Prizes:
1st 2,000 EUR
2nd 1,250 EUR
3rd 750 EUR
4th 500 EUR
5th 400 EUR
6th 300 EUR
7th 250 EUR
200 EUR each for the remaining participants
De Seroux, Camille – Switzerland
Foisor, Veronica – Romania
Gevorgyan, Maria – Armenia
Havanecz, Bianka – Hungary
Ivanow, Anna – Poland
Mammadzada, Gunay – Azerbaijan
Osmanodja, Filiz – Germany
Shvayger, Yuliya – Israel
Styazhkina, Anna – Russia
Ziaziulkina, Nastassia – Belarus
